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This autumn, Shizuoka City invites travelers to a refined 1-night, 2-day escape, from Sunpu Castle's Momijiyama Garden to the National Treasure Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, home to a reservation-only nighttime special viewing running September 19 to November 29, 2026.
As part of the Tokyo Sento Culture Outreach Project, the "TRY A TOKYO SENTO" campaign has been introducing the appeal of Tokyo's public bathhouses to visitors from Japan and abroad since September 1, and its campaign site is now adding new content, including a video from Taiwanese creator Machi (鄭羽婷), a sento appeal video from September 18, and a sento experience article at the end of September.
GOKUMIN is supplying specially selected bedding, including a fiber mattress, a fiber pillow, and a temperature-regulating comforter, to Geto Onsen Kanko Hotel in Iwate Prefecture for Nemuri no Toji, a stay plan running from September 21 to October 31, 2026, designed to help guests sleep better after bathing at the 1,000-year-old hot spring.
The Fukushima City Tourism Convention Association has opened bookings for the autumn-foliage season of "Jodo-daira Sky Access," a new round-trip shuttle connecting Fukushima Station directly to the scenic Jodo-daira highlands via the Bandai-Azuma Skyline, running October 1 to November 3, 2026. Two daily departures — a 5.5-hour hiking option and a 2-hour sightseeing option — run with an optional stop at Takayu Onsen.
From October 1, 2026, Miyazu Harbor and Amanohashidate MEZZO ALL SUITE VILLAS — two exclusive-use villas in Kyoto — offer a stay plan pairing waterfall bathing at Kanabiki Falls, the only waterfall in Kyoto Prefecture on Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls list, with a wood-fired tent sauna that reverses the usual warm-then-cool order.
From September 18, Shimanami Onsen Kisuke no Yu in Imabari, Ehime is installing a 3.5-meter yellow duck dressed in cycling gear as a photo spot, adding a playful stop for visitors as the onsen continues its sponsorship of Cycling Shimanami 2026.